Tropical Storm Linda (2004)
Tropical Storm Linda peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between January 28, 2004 and February 2, 2004, with a lowest pressure of 991 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Linda, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2004 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 28, 2004 to February 2, 2004
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb (29.26 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1008 km (626 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.3
- Identifier
- SH112004
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 6.0S 89.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 6.5S 90.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 7.1S 90.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 7.7S 91.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 8.1S 92.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 8.8S 93.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 9.5S 93.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 10.3S 94.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 11.0S 94.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 11.7S 95.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 12.5S 96.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 13.6S 96.2E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 14.7S 96.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 15.6S 96.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 16.4S 96.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 17.1S 95.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 17.8S 95.6E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 18.3S 95.4E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 18.8S 95.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 19.3S 95.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 19.8S 94.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 20.5S 94.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Indian storms of 2004
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone BeniSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone CelaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone JanaSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm DariusSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm KenSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone ElitaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone MontySouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone GafiloSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone Helma:NickySouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone Itsang:Itseng:OscarSouth Indian · 2004
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone JubaSouth Indian · 2004
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.